The Racing World Loses a Legend

[Bill D]

Dick Smith, who set a record of 198MPH in an orignal 427 Cobra at Daytona race track, was killed yesterday in a plane crash near Tahachapi pass in California.

Terrible loss

Bill D

 

[Ian K]

Dick Smith, who set a record of 198MPH in an orignal 427 Cobra on a race track, was killed yesterday in a plane crash near Tahachapee pass in California.

Terrible loss

Bill D

Wow, what a loss. I had the pleasure of meeting Dick at the Factory Five
Nationals at Infineon in '02. What a great person to get to talk to.

Ian

 

[Bill D]

He will indeed be missed

 

[Mike Christian]

not a good day too fly in so Cal yesterday... high wind, turbulence, etc.

 

[Neal]

I had a change to meet Dick at the Montery Historics a few years ago. Truely a gentleman. Best to his family.

 

[40 Bud]

One of the nicest guys you will ever meet!! A great driver who enjoyed life to the fullest. I was fortunate enough to have Dick take me for several laps, at speed, in my then newly finished 40. I have been hooked on Willow Springs ever since!! I am sure he will be missed by many and my sympathy goes out to his family for their tragic loss.

 

[Rick]

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I had the ocassion to spend an entire day with him at the WSCB in Reno last year. What a wonderful man willing to share time and experience. He will be missed........God Bless his family.........RIP

Rick

 

I met Him at Factory Five a while back. We had a good time talking about the "old days". One of the nicest guys you could meet!